Master of Science in Nursing in Nursing Education Online

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Deepen your knowledge, expand your clinical practice and build your leadership abilities with this online MSN. You will help students learn to deliver top quality care and prepare the next generation of nurses.

Apply by: 12/26/24
Start class: 1/16/25

Program Overview

Get to know our 100% online MSN in Nursing Education

Lamar University's online MSN in Nursing Education program fully prepares you for the classroom with core knowledge and teaching methodologies to help your students learn to deliver quality care in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. You will also learn proven strategies for designing and implementing challenging and effective learning objectives and curricula, as well as advanced instructional methods that enable you to create an engaging and active learning environment. Deepen your knowledge and clinical practice while you build leadership abilities and teaching skills and prepare to lead the way in the future of nursing education.

Offering one of the top two MSN programs in the country, the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing at Lamar University is highly respected in the healthcare community.

In this online master’s in nursing education program, you will learn:

  • Core knowledge and teaching methodologies that will prepare your students to deliver quality care in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape
  • Strategies for designing and implementing challenging and effective learning objectives and curricula
  • Advanced instructional methods that enable you to create an engaging and active learning environment
  • Core knowledge and teaching methodologies that will prepare your students to deliver quality care in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape
  • Strategies for designing and implementing challenging and effective learning objectives and curricula
  • Advanced instructional methods that enable you to create an engaging and active learning environment

Career outcomes for the online MSN nursing education program include:

  • Nurse Educator
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Patient Educator
  • Faculty Development Director
  • Nurse Educator
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Patient Educator
  • Faculty Development Director
Total Tuition $14,697*
Duration As few as 24 months
Credit Hours 37

Accreditation

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The Master of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and program certificates in nursing at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, are accredited through 2025 by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Contact ACEN by mail at 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, by phone at 404-975-5000 or visit acenursing.org.

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Tuition

Learn more about our affordable tuition

The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing in Nursing Education online. Our tuition is affordable and can be paid by the course.

Financial Aid

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Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $14,697*
Per Credit Hour $397

Calendar

Important dates you need to know

Our online master’s in nursing education program features multiple start dates to accommodate your busy schedule. Find the start date that works best for you and apply before the application deadline associated with it.

8 week coursesProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Fall 210/14/249/23/249/30/2410/7/2412/12/24
Spring I1/16/2512/26/241/2/251/9/253/7/25
Spring II3/17/252/24/253/3/253/10/255/7/25
Summer I5/29/255/8/255/15/255/20/257/31/25
Fall 18/21/258/7/258/7/258/15/25
Fall 29/29/259/15/259/15/259/23/25

Now enrolling:

Apply Date 12/26/24
Class Starts 1/16/25

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Admissions

Requirements for the Master’s in Nursing Education program

The Master's in Nursing Education online program at Lamar has specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please read the admission guidelines to ensure you qualify.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3.0 GPA
  • Current RN License

  • Complete online application and pay a one-time application fee of $25
  • Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
  • GPA of 3.0 overall or higher (or for the last 60 hours of college coursework). This includes any graduate hours that may have been acquired.
  • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a nationally accredited nursing program such as the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and/or ACEN
  • Current unencumbered, verifiable Registered Nurse (RN) license from any state in the United States covered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  • College statistics course with a grade of “C” or better. Conditional admission without statistics course but must be completed prior to MSNC 5311 (Nursing Research). Students are strongly recommended to repeat college statistics if they have not had it within the past five years.

Send all required documents to:

Lamar University Online Admissions
PO Box 10017
Beaumont, TX 77710

OR

Submit electronically to [email protected]

*All applicants must submit official transcript(s) indicating: 1) The conferred bachelor's or master's degree as required for the program of application from a regionally accredited US institution or its equivalent. 2) The transcript of the most recent attendance if it differs from the institution of the conferred degree. This requirement applies regardless of the length of time in attendance and regardless of whether credit was earned or is desired. However, if a department or program wishes to review additional transcripts from prior attendance for decision purposes, the department or program may directly request the applicant to submit the official transcript(s) to the Office of Admissions for processing. Students must be eligible to re-enter all colleges and universities previously attended. Failure to disclose previous college attendance is justification for revocation of acceptance and dismissal from Lamar University.

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Courses

A look at the MSN in Nursing Education online curriculum

The online master’s degree program in nursing education consists of 37 credit hours, 22 of which are specific to the development of teaching and curriculum design skills, understanding teaching and learning theory and experiential credits.

Please note that Statistics is a pre-requisite to the MSN program.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examine theoretical foundations guiding advanced nursing practice. Prerequisites: Permission
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Analyze research methods, focusing on formulating a practice-related research problem, searching the literature, research design, sampling, and evaluation of research instruments, data collection strategies and analysis of data. Students are expected to analyze and critique research literature for scientific merit, and to discuss the practical application of scientific findings for practice. Prerequisites: MSNC 5310.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will analyze professional, social and workplace issues related to the advanced nursing role within the context of health care policy and a diverse health care system.
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students in this course will develop a proposal using research methods to investigate a problem. Prerequisites: MSNC 5310, MSNC 5311 with a minimum grade of C in each
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will allow students to implement a project proposal and disseminate outcomes. Prerequisites: MSNC 5310, MSNC 5311 & MSNC 5395

During your last two semesters, you will be involved in Practicum courses. Your Practicum will be in a school of nursing the first semester and a school of nursing or hospital education department the second semester. If you are in the Administration track, your Practicum will generally be in a hospital setting both semesters. The first Practicum course consists of 96 clock hours and the second course consists of 64 hours.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develop skills to analyze and synthesize clinical concepts relevant to areas of advanced nursing practice. Prerequisites or Concurrent: MSNE 5310, MSNE 5311.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develop knowledge and skills relevant to teaching in institutions of higher education. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse as faculty member. Examine learning theories and teaching strategies foundational to classroom and clinical instruction in academic settings. Prerequisite or Concurrent: MSNC 5310. ( Prerequisite for MSN program only)
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develop knowledge and skills in measurement and evaluation of classroom and clinical instruction. Prerequisite or Concurrent: MSNC 5311. ( Prerequisite for MSN program only)
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Analyze curriculum components for contemporary nursing education in academic settings. Evaluation as a critical component of curriculum design is examined. Prerequisite or Concurrent: MSNC 5310. ( Prerequisite for MSN program only)
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Apply teaching/learning theory and strategies to didactic and clinical preceptored instruction. Evaluate selected curriculum components related to teaching experiences. Prerequisite: MSNE 5353. Prerequisite or Concurrent: MSNE 5350 and MSNE 5352.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Apply measurement and evaluation concepts to didactic and clinical preceptored instruction. Examine course, level, and department components within the context of an academic system. Prerequisite: MSNE 5254. Prerequisite or Concurrent: MSNE 5351.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Acute advanced knowledge of skills and principles of clinical pharmacology.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The primary focus is application of pathophysiology concepts to clinical practice using evidence-based knowledge and clinical reasoning to prevent, diagnose, and treat alterations across the lifespan.

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